The best squat technique for beginners is the sit or box squat. This involves utilising a chair or box as a fixed point to aim for while helping you emphasise the motion of driving your hips back and down rather than initiating the movement at the knees or arching your back. Here’s ...
The “dead” in Deadlift stands for dead weight. So every rep must start on the floor, from a dead stop. You don’t Deadlift top-down like on the Squat or Bench Press. You start at the bottom, pull the weight up and then return it to the floor. Here are the five steps to Deadl...
My guide shows you how to do Bench Press: grip width, stance, elbow angle, what to do if your shoulders hurt, and more. Get stronger with my technique tips.
What Are the Necessary Equipment for Pull-up? Pull-ups are such a versatile exercise because you can do them almost anywhere. A long, horizontal bar with plenty of clearance around it is ideal. However, you can also use pull-up bars that hang on doorways, squat rack pull-up bars, and...
What Are the Necessary Equipment for Bench Press? Weight bench Barbell Weights What Are the World Records for Bench Press? The world record for bench press is about how much a person can lift in a single bench press without using a bridging technique. The world record doesn’t take weight ...
Swinging the bell just to horizontal with the floor or reducing the weight may also help you to master this technique. 5 –Muscling the kettlebell up with the shoulders Solution: Ensure that the complete kettlebell swing comes from the hip snap and not the shoulders. Relax your arms and work...
There’s no beating around the bush on this one. If you want to compete in strength sports, you need to deadlift. Powerlifters compete to see who can deadlift (andbench pressand back squat) the most weight. Strongmen and strongwomen compete in various deadlift variations, too, and weightl...
Give these bench press technique tips a try in your next bench workout. However, just realize that any time you make changes to your lifting technique it usually takes a few workouts to get used to the new form. Chances are you may even notice a drop in your strength while you are adj...
My guide shows you how to do Bench Press: grip width, stance, elbow angle, what to do if your shoulders hurt, and more. Get stronger with my technique tips.
My guide shows you how to do Bench Press: grip width, stance, elbow angle, what to do if your shoulders hurt, and more. Get stronger with my technique tips.